Alternative insulin mitogenic signaling pathways in immature osteoblast cell lines

Thesis (MSc)--University of Stellenbosch, 2002. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Insulin is a mitogen for many cells and commonly signals through the classical, mitogenic Raf- MEK-ERK or metabolic PB-kinase pathways. Insulin deficiency or type I diabetes causes severe osteopenia. Obese patients with type II...

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Main Author: Langeveldt, Carmen Ronel
Other Authors: Hulley, P. A.
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52646